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  <xs:element id="gis_CerealMember" abstract="true" name="CerealMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="gis_BakingMixesAndIngredientsMember" abstract="true" name="BakingMixesAndIngredientsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="gis_YogurtMember" abstract="true" name="YogurtMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="gis_OtherProductMember" abstract="true" name="OtherProductMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="gis_NumberOfReportableSegmentsNotDisclosedFlag" abstract="false" name="NumberOfReportableSegmentsNotDisclosedFlag" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
